Intellectually religious emotions are not creative but conservative. T…

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Intellectually religious emotions are not creative but conservative. They attach themselves readily to the current view of the world and consecrate it. ✨ William James, John Dewey, John M. Capps, Donald Capps (2005). James and Dewey on Belief and Experience, p.180, University of Illinois Press
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Intellectually religious emotions are not creative but conservative. They attach themselves readily to the current view of the world and consecrate it. ✨ William James, John Dewey, John M. Capps, Donald Capps (2005). James and Dewey on Belief and Experience, p.180, University of Illinois Press

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